Forrest Gump Page #13

BUBBA:

Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is

the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue

it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute

it. There, uh, shrimp kabobs, shrimp

creole...

ANOTHER DAY:

Bubba and Forrest shine their boots.

BUBBA:

...shrimp gumbo, panfried, deep fried,

stir fried. There's pineapple shrimp,

lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper

shrimp...

ANOTHER DAY:

Bubba and Forrest are on their hands and knees as they scrub

the floor with toothbrushes.

BUBBA:

...shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp

salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp

burger, shrimp sandwich... that's,

that's about it.

NIGHT:

Bubba lies in his bunk and looks up quietly.

FORREST (V.O.)

Nighttime in the Army is a lovely

time.

Forrest lies in his bunk and looks up.

FORREST (V.O.)

We'd lay there in our bunks, and I'd

miss my momma. And I'd miss Jenny.

A young private tosses a Playboy magazine onto Forrest.

YOUNG PRIVATE:

Hey, Gump. Get a load of the tits on

her!

Forrest pick up the magazine and turns the page, revealing

Jenny as she poses with a school sweater on, and that's all.

The pictorial is titled: "Girls of the South." Forrest looks

up with shock. He cranes his head up for a closer look.

FORREST (V.O.)

Turns out, Jenny had gotten into

some trouble over... some photos of

her in her college sweater. And she

was thrown out of school.

SONG:

"My baby does the hanky-panky..."

INT. NASHVILLE/NIGHT CLUB - NIGHT (1966)

Forrest, in his army uniform, steps into the foyer of the

club.

FORREST (V.O.)

But that wasn't a bad thing. Because

a man who owns a theater in Memphis,

Tennessee, saw those photo and offered

Jenny a job singing in a show. The

first chance I got, I took the bus

up to Memphis to see her perform in

that show.

EMCEE steps out onto the stage.

EMCEE:

That was Amber, Amber Flame. Give

her a big hand, guys. Good job, Amber.

And now, for your listening and

viewing pleasure, direct from

Hollywood, California, our very own

beatnik beauty, let's give a big

round of applause to the luscious

Bobbie Dylan.

CROWD:

Bobbie... Bobbie...

The emcee walks back off the stage and the curtain opens,

revealing Jenny as she sits on a stool on the stage. She

holds a guitar up and begins to play. She is topless.

JENNY:

(sings)

"Yes, and how many seas must the

white dove said, before she sleeps

in the sand."

FORREST (V.O.)

Her dream had come true. She was a

folk singer.

JENNY:

(sings)

"Yes, how many times must the

cannonballs fly before they're forever

banned."

MAN #1

You gotta lose the guitar, darling.

MAN #2

Hey, come on, baby. Shake it up.

Shake it up now.

MAN #3

Hey, somebody ought to get her a

harmonica.

The men laugh.

JENNY:

(sings)

"The answer, my friend is blowing in

the wind. The answer is blowing in...

MAN #

...skin, honey. This isn't Captain

Kangaroo.

MEN:

Yeah! Come on!

Man #5 reaches up and tries to stick some money in Jenny's

shoe.

MAN #5 :

Hey, honey, I got something here for

you.

Jenny kicks his hand. He yells angrily as he sits back down,

then tosses his drink on her.

MAN #5

Goddamnit!

JENNY:

Hey! Hey! Stupid jerk! I'm singing a

song here. Polly, get out here!

MAN #

Hey, show us some stuff, honey!

JENNY:

Shut up! Oh, shut up!

Forrest walks up to Man #5 and grabs him and tosses him down

on the ground. Man #4 tries to grab Forrest, but Forrest

shoves him down too.

JENNY:

Forrest, what are you doing here?

What are you doing?

Forrest climbs up onto the stage and picks Jenny up, guitar

and all, and carries her.

FORREST:

Come on.

JENNY:

What are you doing? Forrest, let me

down!

Jenny struggles and frees herself from Forrest. Forrest steps

back in surprise. Jenny shoves the guitar at Forrest. Jenny

walks off as Forrest holds the guitar. He follows after her.

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